Chapter 7
"I'm sorry I'm so late!" a voice said as Rin sat with his other classmates. All except three. Shima, Konekomaru, Suguro, and Rin looked up to see Kamiki and Shiemi. Shiemi's chest that is.
"Sh-Shiemi, what's going on? Where's your kimono?" Rin asked, almost jumping out of his seat at the feet of a Mephisto statue.
"I asked the director to issue me a uniform because kimonos aren't the best thing to wear on missions. Oh, and also because miss Kamiki was teaching me how to wear it right," Shiemi said.
"Like that's my job?" Kamiki spat. Shiemi blushed.
"It doesn't look funny on me, does it?" the blonde asked.
"Wow, you sure look cute Moriyama," Shima gave her a thumbs up and Suguro nodded.
"Thank you," Shiemi said. A sudden tch was heard from behind Kamiki and Shiemi. The boys looked past Shiemi's breasts to see Miyuki with her nose in a book and a sucker in her mouth. She closed the book and looked at the boys.
"Will you stop staring at her chest?" she asked as the boys' faces turned red. She was in school uniform too.
"Hayami?! Since when do you wear a school uniform?!" Shima asked. Miyuki held the sucker stick in her hand as she looked to the pinkette.
"What? I forgot my coat," she said. She saw Rin stare at her. She looked at him then narrowed her eyes, giving him a violent glare.
"Okumura," She said in a deadly tone. Rin flinched, feeling threatened.
"Ok, now that you're all here, let's get started," Yukio said after hitting Rin in the head with a clipboard, getting his attention.
"You'll be teaming up in groups of two for today, with the exception of one group which will consist of three," Yukio said as he looked to his clipboard, searching the groups.
@Uh, Konekomaru and Takara...Yamada and Suguro," Miyuki heard a groan of displeasure coming from the two-tone-haired boy.
"Kamiki and Shima..." Miyuki realized there were only three names left...
"Okumura, Moriyama, and Hayami," Yukio said the last group and Miyuki sighed, shutting her book once again. She noticed Shima and Kamiki look to her then to Rin as the class got into a group in front of Yukio and mister Tsubaki.
"As you may already know, this is Mepphyland and the reason we're here is in response to reports regarding a mischievous ghost. Today, you are going to be the ones tracking it down. We've sealed the park off from the public so you have the whole day to find the ghost. Once you've found it, call either mister Tsubaki or me," Yukio said. Mister Tsubaki cleared his throat.
"Now what is the definition of a ghost? Miss Kamiki," he said, calling on Kamiki to answer.
"Yes, sir. A ghost is a demon that possesses the volatile emissions from the corpse of either a human or an animal. It assumes and expresses the emotions its host had before death," the purple-haired girl answered.
"Mm. Very good," Tsubaki praised.
"Um, exactly how many ghosts are we looking for?" Konekomaru asked.
"There have been sightings all over the park but according to our intel, it's just the one ghost. It always appears in the form of a small boy, and so far, its mischief has been limited to arm-pulling and skirt-flipping," Yukio said. Miyuki looked away from her book as she faced the lower half of her body.
"Of course..." she sighed, looking up from her skirt and back to her book.
"The pranks will only get more dangerous, so it's imperative we find the ghost quickly," Yukio said.
"If we spread out across the park, we'll find it in no time," Suguro said as Konekomaru and Rin nodded in agreement.
"Does anyone have any questions?" Yukio asked, signaling to them that his mission briefing was done.
"Alright. Good luck," he said, dispersing the groups.
Rin, Miyuki, and Shiemi were walking down a paved path. The Yuki-Onna had her attention focused on the book as Rin talked with Shiemi. When the other two turned down a path, Miyuki looked up from her book. She quietly shut it as she gazed at the two.
"Psst," a voice called to her. She turned around, looking on the roof of one of the buildings behind her, eyes narrowing. She looked back at Shiemi and Rin for a second, making sure they weren't watching, as she used a cool blast of air to shoot herself up onto the roof. Amaimon walked to the other side so no one would see them.
"Hello, Miyuki," he said. Miyuki slapped him and his eyes widened slightly. The sudden pain shocked him.
"That's for tricking me, you brainless idiot," Miyuki spat, eyes narrowing at her demon friend as she crossed her arms.
"I'm sorry, Miyuki. I didn't think you'd get this mad," he said, not sounding very sincere. Miyuki clicked her tongue.
"Whatever, Amaimon. What are you doing here?" she asked. She pointed to Rin and Shiemi as they started walking.
"I felt like playing," Amaimon put simply. Miyuki looked to the two before turning back to Amaimon.
"He is pretty interesting," she said. The corners of her lips curled into a small smile as she nodded to the green-haired demon next to her.
"If we can make it to where it looks like we don't know each other, then I'm in," she said. Amaimon nodded back.
"It'll work. I'll start the game when he's distracted," he said. They followed Rin and Shiemi around for a little bit. Amaimon sat on top of a statue of Mephisto and Miyuki watched from a nearby rooftop. She watched Shiemi run off then into a funhouse, then lost sight of her. Her attention was snapped back to Amaimon and Rin when-
"Who are you supposed to be? Give that back!" Rin yelled, looking up at Amaimon.
"Who am I? Oh, right. My name is Amaimon. I'm a Demon King. You could say I'm an older brother of yours. Nice to meet 'ya. Oh, and I'm not giving this back," Amaimon said, putting a sucker into his mouth. Miyuki giggled softly. She watched as Amaimon threw the bag that held Rin's sword back at him.
"You're a demon?" Rin asked.
"Aha...This is the Koma sword," Amaimon said, gazing at the sword.
"Hey! Give it back!" A provoked Rin yelled.
"Neat. Let's take it out for a spin and see what happens," Amaimon said as he unsheathed the sword, summoning the blue flames trapped inside. Rin's body became engulfed with the blue light. Miyuki frowned sd Amaimon kept sheathing and unsheathing the sword, causing Rin's flames to fizzle out then reappear.
"Cut it out!" Satan's son yelled, getting pissed off.
"I get it. The blade of the sword acts like a small entrance leading to Gehenna. And the scabbard here acts as kind of a doorway to it. If I sheath the blade, the entrance is closed. When I draw it out, it's opened," Amaimon concluded. Miyuki listened in, wanting to know more of how his powers worked.
"Damn it, would you make up your mind!" Rin yelled. Amaimon paused.
"Alright, I'll keep it open," he said. Rin's body was immersed with the flames once more.
"Huh, so your flames and your power lie in Gehenna while your body is here in Assiah," he said. Rin growled.
"Yeah, whatever," Rin spat as he jumped up to kick Amaimon, but the demon leaped to a support beam.
"Now the fun begins, Okumura," Miyuki said, standing up to follow and watch.
"Uh, oh! You broke my brothers head," Amaimon taunted as Mephisto's statue's head fell to the ground, Rin standing on top.
"Just tell me what the hell you're after, damn it!" Rin yelled.
"Oh, nothing. I was bored so I just came over to play," Amaimon said.
"Huh?" Rin said. Amaimon spit his sucker out as he snapped his fingers.
"Since we're in an amusement park, we should amuse ourselves as much as possible," he said as the park came to life. Miyuki's sweat dropped as she watched multiple figurines of Mephisto move around in the building beneath her.
"Mephisto did always love to toot his own horn, didn't he?" she sighed, arms crossing as she turned her attention back to Amaimon.
"I studied all your Japanese games too. Hey demon, over here! Follow the sound of clapping!" he sang.
"Don't tease me, you bastard!" Rin yelled as he jumped over to Amaimon.
"Here's another game I learned to play," Amaimon said as he flicked Rin in the forehead, sending him flying down to the ground and crashing through anything in his path. Miyuki looked off into the distance.
"The others might be around soon," She was almost beginning to worry. He watched as Amaimon repeatedly punched Rin in the face and she suddenly felt like she needed to intervene. She wanted to stop Amaimon but didn't want to spoil his fun.
"I don't understand it. Why would my father and big brother be so obsessed with them?" Amaimon asked no one in particular. Miyuki's eyes widened as Rin hit the ground, creating a crater as Amaimon slammed into him. Amaimon landed blow after blow into the teen's face and Miyuki flinched each time. She was angry for some reason.
"This is so disappointing. Here I was hoping you'd kill my boredom-" Amaimon was grabbed by Rin's fiery hand.
"RAGH!" Rin yelled as he threw Amaimon off him with impressive strength. He picked up two support beams then threw them. Once Amaimon dodged them, Rin tackled the green-haired demon.
"Yes! Horray, that's the spirit!" Amaimon cheered as he slammed his fist into the ground, shaking the Earth beneath them. Miyuki stood up to balance herself.
"Damn it..." She panicked. Amaimon threw Rin off him. A loud scream was heard as Miyuki and Rin's attention focused on Shiemi who had fallen out of a balloon. The earthquake Amaimon caused, made more support beams fall from the rollercoaster above and fall onto the balloon. Inside the balloon was a ball pit with Shiemi and the ghost boy.
"Shiemi!" Both Miyuki and Rin yelled in unison as they got up to run at her.
'I won't make it in time!' they thought as they charged towards the scared blonde. Nee appeared and made a wooden barrier over her as both Rin and Miyuki aimed their hands to the falling metal beams. They shot in unison. A blue fire attack and a white ice attack shot at each other. Both attacks hit, canceling out one another. Miyuki was left with heavy breaths as Rin looked to her, wide-eyed before falling to his knees. She tried to run towards him.
"Ri-" she fell down as well. She struggled to breathe, lungs working as hard as they could as she watched Amaimon put his foot on Rin's back.
"Is that it? Are you done with your show?" he asked. He put Rin's sword over his shoulder. "My brother didn't want me to do this, but the fun's over so I guess I can break this now," he said, putting his hand on the other end of the sword.
"Stop it!" Miyuki shouted.
"Devour the Eight Princesses," a hooded figure said before pulling out a sword and attacking Amaimon. "Slay the serpent!" a female voice yelled as the demon jumped back.
"Ooh, and who might you be?" Amaimon asked as the figure put its hand on Rin then put him aside.
"You're Amaimon, king of Earth, aren't you?" the figure asked as it held out its purple and green sword.
"I wonder how a big shot demon like you got into the academy. What, did Mephisto summon you?" it asked.
"I wish you'd get out of my way," Amaimon said, clearly uninterested. Miyuki struggled to get to her feet, having used most of her energy to make that last shot.
"I wish you'd get out of my way," the figure said before raising its sword. Amaimon tapped Rin's sword against his shoulder, thinking.
"Hmm...Oh, well, I changed my mind," the demon king said. He sheathed Rin's sword then threw it to him, the flames dying out
"Hey! Get back here!" the hooded figure yelled. Miyuki walked over the best she could.
"R-Rin! Are you-" she fell down before she could get to him but landed at the hooded figure's feet.
"The others will be here soon, hide the tail will, ya?" It looked to both kids. Miyuki slowly looked back, realizing her tail had come out from under her shirt. The figure ran off, leaving Miyuki and Rin alone, although, neither seemed to be in the talkative mood.
"Just going to...take a rest..." Miyuki mumbled, closing her eyes. Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching. Shiemi ran over to Rin.
"Rin! Are you ok?" Shiemi asked, reaching her hand out.
"Don't touch me," Rin smacked Shiemi's hand away. Miyuki was healed but her strength hadn't returned. She still had some scratches that she didn't heal so suspicion wouldn't be raised.
"But Rin..." Miyuki could hear the pain in her voice.
"Sorry...I-I'm ok..." Rin stood up, grabbing his sword. "So anyway, how where things on your end of the park? What happened to that little brat?" he asked the blonde.
"He just disappeared. He called me big sis and said thanks!" Shiemi smiled.
"Oh, good," Rin smiled back.
"Rin...? We should definitely come back here someday!" Miyuki's eyes shot open. Then, grasping what the blonde had just said, her face fell. She didn't know how she didn't see it coming or why she felt so bad.
"Yeah, you got it," Miyuki felt a pain in her chest. It was as if someone took her heart out and stomped on it. She felt a tear fall past the bridge of her nose as she laid there. She began to silently cry but didn't move to wipe her tears.
"Shiemi!" Yukio yelled, running over. "You alright?" He asked.
"I am, but I think Rin's hurt and-Oh!" she ran over to Miyuki.
"Miyuki," Yukio walked over, shaking her. "Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah...just a little tired..." she said, eyes shielded from the others with her bangs. Shiemi reached up to push her bangs and look at her eyes but Miyuki grabbed her wrist. Shiemi jumped at Miyuki's tight grasp. Miyuki sighed as she let go. Shiemi noticed a sniffle.
"Were you...crying?" Rin asked. Miyuki spun around and walked away.
"So what if I was?" she asked. The three looked at her with a bewildered expression.
"Amaimon," Miyuki spat as she found the green-haired demon on the outskirts of the park.
"I knew you were watching so I put on my best show," Amaimon said. Miyuki growled.
"That doesn't mean you can beat him that badly! You might have killed him and innocents if you broke his sword!" Miyuki went off.
"You calling me a brainless idiot got me in the mood, so I had to take it out on someone," Amaimon shrugged.
"So, you're saying this is my fault now?" Miyuki put a hand in her waist and raised her eyebrow.
"Exactly," Miyuki's eyes widened. She felt numb everywhere. She couldn't move. Had she just caused harm to her friend?
"Your job is to aid in his capture. I don't see why your upset," Amaimon said. Miyuki's face fell. She was supposed to be capturing him but...She hadn't been worried about that. She had been worrying more and more with every dangerous move he made.
"My business is none of your concern," She said, voice cracking as she stood up. She held herself in her own arms.
"But it always has been. Since you found your powers. Who helped you find your way to Gehenna? Who trained with you?" Amaimon asked. Miyuki felt tears run her face. Amaimon had done everything with her. He had trained her, worked with her...He found her amusing
"I'm just your toy..." Miyuki realized something. "You've been toying with me this whole time! Earlier when you said you didn't understand why Mephisto and Satan were so interested in them...you meant multiple people. Me and Rin," she said, voice trailing off.
"Oh, gee. You seemed to have finally figured it out," Amaimon used a key to go back to Gehenna. Miyuki fell to her knees, overcome with despair.
